The Meriam-Webster dictionary defines affirmative action as “The practice of improving the educational and job opportunities of…groups that have not been treated unfairly in the past.” Over the years‚ policies such as affirmative action have slowly helped to improve the lives of minorities living in America‚ yet discrimination still plagues our nation. While it is not a perfect policy‚ affirmative action is necessary because it grants a competitive advantage to those who otherwise might be discriminated
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use to determine who and what is good or bad. As a population‚ we can use these different terms and types of ethical theory to determine which style‚ form‚ or behavior of ethics fits with our beliefs and culture. Some of these different types of theories include virtue theory‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontological ethics. Although these all fall into the category of a theory of ethics and may seem to be similar‚ they are also very different. When looking at the virtue theory of ethics‚ we can see that
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Case Study 8.3 Affirmative Action and the Urban‚ African-American Student Experience on Rural‚ Predominately White Campuses: Is the Cure Worse Than the Disease? Suppose the Supreme Court decided that race could no longer be a factor in college admissions. Would you expect this change to increase or decrease the turbulence on Milltown State’s campus from Mr. Pike’s perspective? What about the perspective of Mr. Garcia and Mr. Smith? What about the perspective of future students of color on the campus
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University of Phoenix Material Ethical Actions Worksheet Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions: • Was there anything in either the University Of Phoenix Student Code Of Conduct or the Student Code of Academic Integrity that surprised you? If so‚ what was it? Why were you surprised? If not‚ why not? There was nothing surprising about the University Of Phoenix Code Of Conduct or the Student Code of Academic integrity. I am familiar with having codes of conduct
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Ethical Theories from different prospectives Robin Picciano Colorado Technical University PHIL 101-1403B-02 When dealing with ethics‚ there are many different theories that apply to what is right or wrong‚ and also what people should or should not do. All because something may seem or feel right for one person it may not always apply to another person or people in the society. Many people have their own beliefs and values as a person or while involving a society (Mackinnon
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religion and can mean doing the right or wrong thing. An example to help you understand the difference would be: Abortion is legal and therefore medically ethical‚ while many people find it personally immoral. Ethics can be relatively simple to follow‚ while applying morals can be decidedly tougher. There can be a moral dilemma‚ but not an ethical one. While good morals represent correct and upright conduct‚ ethics act more as guidelines. Ethics are applicable or adhered to by a group or community
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dominant theories which forms the foundations of ethical analysis‚ because they are the viewpoints from which guidance can be obtained along the pathway to an optimum decision. Each theory emphasizes different points such as predicting the outcome and following one’s duties to others in order to reach an ethically correct decision. However‚ in order for an ethical theory to be useful‚ the theory must be directed towards a common set of goals. Ethical principles are the common goals that each theory tries
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Race-based affirmative action is justifiable in order to increase diversity. While many adversaries criticize the notion that there is a collective responsibility of society to make up for past wrong-doings‚ this argument focuses only on promoting diversity. In colleges‚ having a diverse‚ mixed student body allows students to learn from a wide range of backgrounds. It also helps disadvantaged minorities reach higher leadership positions which would then help the general populations of those minorities
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ETHICS THEORIES TABLE Directions: Fill in the brief definitions and sub-theories of each ethical theory‚ and match the real-world examples listed below the table to the corresponding theories. Finally‚ come up with your own workplace example that fits each theory. Ethical Theory Brief Definition Sub-theories Real-world Example Workplace Example Duty-based Ethics Deontological ethics is the focus on rightness or wrongness of the action itself rather than the consequences of those actions. This
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Ethical Actions Worksheet The following will outline the review of the University of Phoenix Student Code of Conduct and Student Code of Academic Integrity. Was there anything in either the University of Phoenix Student Code of Conduct or the Student Code of Academics that surprised you? Why or why not? The information on self-plagiarism surprised was surprising. Prior to reading the code‚ I never realized that students would be required to cite any work previously completed. Now that I
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